The Roots Community Church Podcasts: Recent Episodes
The Roots Community Church
In this message we look at the 9th Commandment to not bear false witness and what it means for us today.
In this message we look at the 4th commandment, God's command to remember the Sabbath and keep it Holy.
This is our first message in our new series going through the ten commandments. In this first message we cover the first two commandments, don't worship other gods and don't make idols to worship.
In this message we talk through how to preach the gospel to those who actually believe a false gospel.
In this message we look at how the gospel is simple, the gospel is good news, and the gospel is meant to get out.
In this message we look at the last chapters in the book of Exodus where after all that God has instructed is done, God comes to dwell with His people.
In this message we see God renew the covenant with His people and reveal the amazing grace and justice.
In this message we are going to see that God’s Mercy on Sinners Comes Through Intercession.
In this message we look at the instructions for the tabernacle and God's desire to dwell with His people.
In this message we look at God's commands and His warning not to compromise to the culture around us.
In this message we look at the fear of God and how God gives it to us to turn away from sin.
In this message we look at 5 stories from when Israel left Egypt and how God provided for each situation.
In this message we look at how the Israelites become discouraged while waiting on God's deliverance.
In this message we set the stage for the rest of the book of Exodus in seeing that God is faithful and hears the cries of the afflicted.
Do you hear what I hear? Do you hear Christmas or do you hear the good news of Jesus Christ?
In this message we see Jesus reveal Himself to the disciples physically, from the Scriptures, and then ascend into heaven, leaving His disciples worshipping and praising Him with great joy.
In this message we look at Jesus' interaction with some disciples on the road to Emmaus.
Jesus is alive! Does your life reflect this good news or does your life say it's nonsense?
In this message we look at how Jesus the righteous was condemned and Barabbas the wicked was set free.
In this message we see Jesus set an example of servant leadership that He calls His disciples to imitate.
In this message we look at the prophet Jonah who struggled to share God's heart for others.
In this message we look at the story of Samson and how his strength was ultimately subverted by his unchecked sin.
In this message we look at the story of Joshua and the battle of Jericho, where the Lord has Israel use peculiar means to bring down the walls of Jericho, ultimately pointing to Israel's reliance on God's power and not their own.
In this message we look at the story in the old testament about Moses and the Golden Calf.
In this message we look at the test that the Lord brings to Abraham by telling Abraham to offer his son Isaac to Him and we see the incredible faith that Abraham has by how he trusts God will provide.
In this message we finish Jesus' answering of His disciples question regarding when the temple and Jerusalem would be destroyed and how they are to be ready by staying ready for all these things.
In this message we look at Jesus' brilliant answer to render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's and to render to God the things that are God's and what that means for the life of every believer.
In this message we see the Leaders of Israel challenge Jesus' authority and Jesus tell a parable about them exposing their bad stewardship.
In this message we look at Jesus weeping over Jerusalem and His sorrow of the punishment that will come upon Israel.
In this message we look at the interaction that Jesus has with the tax collector Zacchaeus.
In this message we see Jesus predict His death for the third time and the disciples not understand because it was hidden from them, and we see Jesus revealed to a blind man.
In this message Jesus warns his followers not to be the cause of other believers temptations to sin, but instead to confront thier sin and cover it with forgiveness.
In this message we look at the parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus where Jesus shows us the attributes of judgement and the sufficiency in what God has provided.
There is only one way into the kingdom of God, in this message Jesus lays it out for us.
In this message we look at the three parables that Jesus gives to show the Fathers heart towards the lost.
In this message we see Jesus lay out the cost of following Him and His call to count the cost.
In this message we are reminded who everything is about and who is the real main character in our life.
In this message we look at Psalm 91 which teaches us to trust the Lord and find safety in His presence.
In this message we look at Psalm 96 and see the call to bring the news of God's reign to the world!
In this message we look at a Psalm of Lament and learn to take our problems to the Lord and trust Him with them.
In this message we look over Psalm 92 and see why it is good to give thanks to the Lord.
In this message we see how there is nothing that can stop Jesus from accomplishing His plans.
In this message Jesus tells us to strive to enter through the narrow gate and shows us the importance of being known by God.
In this message, Jesus shows us what the Kingdom of God is like and we learn how to be a part of it's growth!
In this message we see Jesus' call for us to see ourselves for who we truly are and repent.
The most important thing you will ever decide is what you do with Jesus, and in this message Jesus gives us the sobering reminder.
In this message we see Jesus warn his disciples of the yeast of the Pharisees, that is Hypocrisy.
In this message we see Jesus rebuke the crowds around him for seeking a sign, yet rejecting the greater sign that was Him, right in front of them.
In this message we see Jesus answer those accusing Him about the source from which He is delivering people.
In this message we look at the parable of the good samaritan, answering the question, who is my neighbor and how do I love them?
In this message we see Jesus praise God the Father and tell His disciples the true reason they should rejoice, that is, their names are written in heaven.
What does it take to follow Jesus? In this passage Jesus gives us three examples of what it looks like to follow Him.
In this message we look at three different times Jesus rebukes His disciples for their lack of humility.
In this message we see Jesus heal and cast the demon out of a young boy, and rebuke those around Him for their lack of faith.
In this message we look at Jesus feed more than 5000 people with only 5 loaves and 2 fish.
In this message we see Jesus send out the Twelve on mission to proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God!
In this message we look at Jesus healing a women suffering from 12 years of bleeding and Jesus raising a 12 year old girl from the dead.
In this message we see Jesus restoring a demon possessed man and the response of those who witness His power.
In this message we look at Jesus calming the storm and His rebuke of the disciples lack of faith.
In this message we look at how to listen well, as Jesus tells His disciples to "consider carefully how you listen."
In this message we look at the compassion of Jesus and his miracle of raising a widow's son from the dead!
In this message we look at a question that Jesus has for His disciples, that is, "why do you call me Lord, Lord and not do what I say?"
In this message we look at what Jesus has to say about how we are to judge and approach others who are in sin.
In this message we look at not only the WHAT but the WHY behind Jesus' call to love our enemies.
In this message we look at what Jesus has to say about what it really means to be blessed.
In this message we look at Jesus answering questions and accusations regarding the Sabbath.
In this message we see the event that took place when Jesus was about 12 years old during his families trip to Jerusalem.
In this message we look at Luke 1:5-17 the first half of John the baptist's birth foretold.
In this message we close out our Christian Fundamentals series by looking at what God the Father wants.
In this message we look at the sacraments of Baptism and Communion as we continue to answer the question, what is the church, and what does the church do?
In this message we shift gears in our series as we start to look at the Church. In this message we look at what Scripture has to say about Discipleship.
In this message we look at 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 to walk us through the fundamentals of the Gospel, the good news of Jesus Christ.
In this message we dive into Genesis 3 to look at more closely what is referred to as the "Fall."
In this message we take a closer look at the third person of the trinity, God the Holy Spirit.
In this message going the fundamentals of the Christians Faith we tackle one of the biggest questions in all of life, Who is God?
In this message we close out our series in the letter to the Ephesians by looking at Paul's farewell.
In this message we close out our series in the letter to the Ephesians by looking at Paul's farewell.
In this message we see how Paul tells us to be prepared to stand against Satan's schemes.
In this message we look at how our submission to Christ affects our responsibility and relationships at home and at work.
In this message we look at the new life that Paul calls us to live, in light of the new life God has given us in Christ.
In this message from our series in Ephesians, we are looking at how what we believe should impact how we live.
In this message we look at Paul sharing the message of his ministry to the gentiles by revealing the mystery of the Gospel.
In this message, we look at Jesus second coming and what He will bring with Him on that Day, namely, the Resurrection, the Reward and the Renewed Creation.
This is the first message from our Advent series, where we are looking at the first and second coming of our Lord Jesus!
In this message we look at God's work of redemption in bringing us from spiritual death to spiritual life in Christ.
This is our final message in our series going through the sermon on the mount. In this message we look at the end of the sermon on the mount where Jesus calls his disciples to put His words into action.
In this message we look at Jesus' warnings about false teachers and how to recognize them.
In this message from the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus shows us how we are to be persistent in our prayers to God!
In this message we discuss the biblical case for an Elder Led Congregation as the biblically prescribed method of leadership in shepherding the local church.
In this message, Jesus lays out the heart behind fasting and we explore what the Bible has to say about Fasting.
We are the salt and light of the world! Check out what Jesus has to say about what that means.
In this message we do an overview of our new series going through the sermon on the mount.
In The Great Commission Jesus gave us the mission to reach the lost! In this message we talk about the importance and necessity of sharing the Gospel!
In this message from our series "Refocus" we take a deeper look at what Jesus has to say about how we are to love people.
In this new series we are refocusing on the important things and taking a deeper look at how to live a life that is all about Jesus!
In this message we see how God can radically change someone's life and use them for His mission!
In this message we see the people of Israel call on Samuel to choose a King to be over them.
In this week's message, we see the repentance of Israel and what that looks like for them and us.
In this week's message, we looked at how God is completely self-sufficient when it comes to how he deals with his enemies and those that show flippancy towards him.
This week in 1 Samuel we see what happens when people try to take advantage of God and how he is faithful to His word.
This week we see the difference between what the Bible would call "worthless men" and a "worshiping boy."
This week we started a brand new series going through the book of 1 Samuel! In this message we looked at the birth of Samuel.
This week we started a brand new series going through the book of 1 Samuel! In this message we looked at the birth of Samuel.
In this final message in our Constructing Faith series, we looked at Heaven and what the Bible has to say about where everyone who puts their faith in Jesus will spend eternity!
This week we looked at the New Life we have in Christ and what it means to walk out life as a Christian.
In this weeks message we looked at the Spiritual Gifts of Tongues and what the Bible has to say about it's use in the church today!
In this stand alone message and with the New Year upon us, a lot of us are reevaluating our lives, and so in this message Tyler Briggs breaks down how to navigate that Biblically!
In this message we continue to look at the gifts given to the Church, the greatest of those being Love.
This week we looked at the Gifts of the Spirit and the blessings they are for the Church!
This week we spent another week looking at what the Bible has to say about the Church, specifically answering the question, "what is the church?"
This week we looked at the biblical verses that clearly lay out the doctrine of The Trinity.
This message is the second week answering the question, "what is God like?" Where we looked at God's communicable attributes!
In this message we looked at God's incommunicable attributes and spent time answering the question, "what is God like?"
In this message we looked what God's Word is! "Pens in the hands of men and men in the hands of God."
This message is the first from our Constructing Faith series where Pastor Russ shows how our beliefs matters!
In this stand alone message Pastor Russ goes through the biblical commission of passing on the faith to the next generation and how to do so!
In this stand alone message, Pastor Russ walks us through the different places that scripture calls us to open up our lives to one another!
In this message from the letter to the Philippians, Paul lays out what our goal in our walk with Jesus should be and the call to live up to who we are in Christ.
In this message we look Paul's admiration of Timothy in what it means to consider others above ourselves and the call to imitate him!
In this message we look at what it means to persevere in our walk with Jesus and become more like Christ!
In this message we look at what it means to persevere in our walk with Jesus and become more like Christ!
In this message we look at what it means to be humble and how we look to Jesus as our ultimate example of being humble!
In this message we look at what it means to be humble and how we look to Jesus as our ultimate example of being humble!
In this message we take a look at what it means to conduct ourselves in a manner worthy of the Gospel of Jesus!
In this message from our series in the letter to the Philippians, the Apostle Paul lays out his chief
focus and hope as he writes from prison and persecution.
In this message, we looked at Paul's opening greeting to the church in Philippi and his desire for their well being as a church.
In this message, we looked at Paul's opening greeting to the church in Philippi and his desire for their well being as a church.
In this message we start our brand new series going through the letter to the Philippians!
In this stand alone message we spent time answering the question "Where does happiness come from?"
This message is from our last day of our Revival weekend and the final message of our Revival series!
This message is from our second night of our Revival Weekend where we continued to look at God's presence dwelling among us.
This message is from night one of our Revival weekend where we explored how God's presence is a central theme throughout all scripture!
In this message from our Revival series we looked at how God builds His church and calls us to be on mission with Him in making it happen!
This week we worked through what prayer is and the power of prayer in our lives as believers!
In this week's message we looked at what it means to be in real community with one another as believers!
In this message we kicked off our new series called "Revival" where we will go through the necessary steps to get to Revival as a church and as God's people. Pastor Russ' first message was on the Bible's call to repent and our need for repentance!
This is the sermon from our Easter service where Pastor Russ walked us through our belief in and about the Resurrection!
This is the last message in our series going through the Gospel of John. In this message, John wraps up his Gospel with Jesus' call to Peter to love and care for his sheep!
Jesus sets the ultimate example of what it looks like to serve each other and he calls us to follow his lead! This sermon is from our series in the Gospel of John.